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  • … Reddish-pink buds open to white flowers on Donald Wyman crabapple. The fruit is glossy red and persistent into winter. This consistent performer and disease-resistant cultivar is extensively planted at the Chicago Botanic Garden. It was discovered as a chance seedling at … and improve airflow. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … Actaea poetica narcissus ( Narcissus ‘Actaea’) is one of the best known of the cultivars derived from Narcissus poeticus . Pure-white glistening … petals, slightly overlapped, are centered by a small yellow cup with a red rim. This cultivar is reliably hardy in the Chicago area if planted in well-drained, moist soil in full sun or light … that narcissus go dormant. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … Shinyleaf meadowsweet is native to the eastern U.S. It grows into a dense, compact, rounded mound (3’ X 3’). Tiny white … butterflies grow in small flattened clusters in late spring on new wood. Spiraea betulifolia is named for the shape of its leaves, which resemble those of the birch genus. The genus Spiraea … varieties and 3,000 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … Excellens is a relatively rare cultivar of Manchurian lilac, which produces white blossoms. It was … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next … and more than 800 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … The Little Boy Blue cultivar of the common lilac is a dwarf form that bears abundant sky blue fragrant blooms in spring. Members of the genus … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next … and more than 800 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … The Manchurian lilac is native to China.  It bears large pale rosy lavender to white blooms that are fragrant. Members … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next … and more than 800 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … Cape jasmine ( Tabernaemontana divaricata ), a member of the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, is a showy tropical shrub with extremely fragrant, nocturnal, double-white 1.5-inch flowers with … above 50 degrees in moist and fertile soil. Somewhat drought- and heat-tolerant, cape jasmine is grown for its ornamental features and grows very well in containers. Like many members of the … a milky latex when broken. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … Tough Love spiderwort is a Chicagoland Grows® selection. Chicagoland Grows® is a plant introduction partnership of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Morton Arboretum and the … September with new growth. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … Nanum fragrant viburnum is a compact cultivar that grows to only 4' tall and as wide over time. It blooms in early spring … panicles on naked stems. It may take a while for the plant to bloom more profusely. Fruiting is sparse. It can be grown in full sun to partial shade in fertile, slightly acidic, well-drained … 양달이나 부분 응달의 토양에서 잘 자랍니다. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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  • … Golden shrimp plant or golden candle plant ( Pachystachys lutea ) is a subtropical, soft-stemmed, broadleaf evergreen shrub native to Peru, where it grows 2 to 6 … it blooms in the summer. As a houseplant, it requires warm, humid, sunny locations. If it is happy it will bloom throughout the year. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant